Senior guard Brandon Gibson (with basketball) will be trying to drive past Utah State University defenders when Louisiana Tech University resumes action Thursday night at the Thomas Assembly Center. The Bulldogs are on a 16-game winning streak and seeking season victory No. 25 with the 7 p.m. tipoff.

Now it’s the turn for the men’s basketball team at Louisiana Tech University to get some love in the Top 25.

First, football last fall when the Bulldogs captivated their fans and the nation with an appearance in the national Top 25 polls.

Earlier this week, the Bulldogs’ hoopsters broke into the ‘25” group by climbing to the No. 25 slot in the Associated Press poll voted on by a national panel of media representatives.

It’s the first time since the mid-1980s for Tech to have both its football team and men’s basketball squad earn Top 25 listings in the same season.

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Louisiana Tech University has received word that the NCAA has granted their request for a waiver of the transfer residence requirement for men’s basketball freshman forward Isaiah Massey.

Massey will be eligible to compete for the Bulldogs immediately.

“This is an example of the NCAA reviewing the information we submitted and making a decision that is fair to the student-athlete,” said Mary Kay Hungate, Deputy Athletics Director and Director of NCAA Compliance. “We appreciate their efforts on Isaiah’s behalf.”

NORFOLK, Va. — A four-run sixth inning was just what Old Dominion needed to defeat Louisiana Tech, 4-2, in comeback fashion as the Monarchs clinched a series victory over the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon at Bud Metheny Baseball Complex.

With Tech (23-24, 7-18 Conference USA) holding on to a 2-0 lead after five and a half innings, trouble struck in the bottom of the sixth when Old Dominion (25-24, 11-15 C-USA) sent seven batters to the plate and scored four runs on five hits, including the go-ahead two-run double by Jason McMurray, to eventually seal a two-run victory.

Tech is 5-12 on the season and still looking for its first league win after dropping four straight Conference USA contests. Florida Atlantic is 11-6 on the season but has dropped two straight and three of its last four.